Ask people about New Delhi and you will get two different types of response – of visitors to the city and non-visitors. While visitors will narrate their myriad experiences, non-visitors will bank upon written facts and visuals to make a story. Nonetheless, one answer is certainly common for all, i.e. the capital city of India. The city is a hub of leisure, business, corporate, educational, and socio-cultural activities; people from all parts of the country stay here to earn a livelihood. An interesting fact about New Delhi is the emergence of cities around it, what is now termed in combination as the Delhi and NCR region. Continue reading “About New Delhi – The Capital City of India”
3 Attractive Day Trip Destinations From Lake Havasu City
Lake Havasu City in Arizona is one of the most desired destinations for people interested in indulging in several activities that give an adrenaline rush. However, if you want to give the usual water sports, hiking and biking a miss, you can plan some day trips to destinations that are nearby, either within the city limits or just a 2-3 hours’ drive away. Blessed with natural beauty abound, these drives are sure to treat you with a scenic feast for your eyes and the soul. Here are some day trip ideas worth exploring:
Hualapai Mountains: The Hualapai Mountain Park is about a 30 minutes’ drive away from Lake Havasu City. With elevations between 1920m and 2516m, the mountain remains evergreen round the year and plays host to some of the lovely flora and fauna like Aspen, Manzanita, Ponderosa Pine, mountain lions, raccoons, bears, squirrels, skunks, javelin, foxes, apart from a varied species of birds like owls, golden eagles and hawks. Day trips to Hualapai Mountains are quite fun-filled, thanks to the inclusion of various activities in the itinerary like hiking, wildlife viewing, picnics, and accessing some of the off-road trails. There are even restaurants where you can enjoy sumptuous food varieties while admiring the view of an elk in the outdoor. Continue reading “3 Attractive Day Trip Destinations From Lake Havasu City”
Plan Your Next Vacation Within Your Budget by Considering These 5 Budget Cities in U.S
The United States of America is home to a great range of vacation spots. However, most of the US cities are very expensive, and you cannot plan to travel to them if you are on a budget.
Take a look at the 5 best budget vacation destinations in the U.S., and you can book a flight to any one of them to make your next vacation trip interesting and worthy.
Top 5 budget vacation destinations in the USA
1. Memphis, Tennessee: The city is very much famous for its musical history and barbecue food options. Besides, it offers exciting nightlife to adult tourists, and fun and interesting attractions for kids. Continue reading “Plan Your Next Vacation Within Your Budget by Considering These 5 Budget Cities in U.S”
Finding Great Dripping Springs Restaurants Keeps Getting Easier – Here’s Why
People love discovering new places to check out, and this can pertain to everything from shopping to recreation. But when it comes to dining, there are few places that have exploded in popularity than Dripping Springs restaurants. Something about them has made them earn accolades throughout the food and beverage industry, and this popularity doesn’t seem like it will decline anytime soon.
When a city becomes popular, there is always one particular question that comes up – why now and here? Certainly, this isn’t to say that Dripping Springs isn’t ready for and deserving of its “discovery”, but it really does make one wonder why this small town has made such a big mark in the restaurant industry.
It’s first important to know a bit about the town. For starters, the town is located in Hay County, Texas, about 20 miles southwest of Austin. It’s even more striking to know that the entire town only takes up a little over three square miles. Because of its geographic location, Dripping Springs is labeled as the “Gateway to the Hill Country”, though other small towns in the same area feel as though they, too, have a claim to this title. Continue reading “Finding Great Dripping Springs Restaurants Keeps Getting Easier – Here’s Why”
The Athenian Plague: 430 B.C. – 426 B.C. (Part 1)
As the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.) loomed with the worsening of the cold war between Athens and Lacedæmonia (Sparta), an ancient oracle was said to have provided a warning to Athens and inspiration to Lacedæmonia: A Dorian war shall come and with it death When the god was asked whether they (Lacedæmonia) should go to war, he answered that if they put their might into it, victory would be theirs [1] At the time Athens was in its golden age (479-431 B.C.) under the enlightened leadership of Pericles (495-429 B.C.) who had introduced the worlds first form of democracy under which individual rights, literature and the arts thrived.
According to Thucydides (460-400 B.C.), an Athenian general, political critic and historian, enthusiasm and support for the Peloponnesian War among Athenians was high when the conflict erupted. Many, especially the young, saw it as an adventure and a potential source of profit.[2] However, support and enthusiasm for the war quickly waned when Athens was hit by misfortune (the Peloponnesians led by Lacedæmonia invaded Attica committing some of the worst ravages[3]) and the plague that decimated much of the Citys population. Continue reading “The Athenian Plague: 430 B.C. – 426 B.C. (Part 1)”
Innovation: Food Is The Next Frontier
The world is far from perfect and many challenges are clamoring to be solved. A problem that should be the number one priority is food-waste management.
According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization report, one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. That amounts to a huge 1.3 billion tonnes per year. On the other side as per the Food Aid Foundation, 795 million people go hungry and undernourished. That comes to 12.9% of the world population.
When we talk about innovation and changing the status quo, can these glaring numbers be ignored?
The distance between the produce and the consumers is a prime reason behind a considerable amount of food wastage. Agriculture is a rural activity and requires open farms for cultivating the crops. But consumers are clustered in cities. Continue reading “Innovation: Food Is The Next Frontier”
Three Restaurants in Kemah, TX That Will Surprise You
If you tend to travel a lot, no matter if it is for business or leisure, you will no doubt agree that moving back and forth on can really make you hungry. Needing to eat is purely based on satiating your hunger, but when you really want to have a good meal, especially in your travels, you have to check out the restaurants Kemah, TX has to offer.
A city in Galveston County, Texas, Kemah is perhaps known best by the famous Kemah Boardwalk, a larger-than-life boardwalk that brings together the nostalgia of boardwalks from yesteryear as well as the flash of more modern bit of entertainment. What many people don’t know is that beyond the boardwalk food fare, Kemah, TX has a lot to offer in terms of its cuisine. You just need to be willing to go out and find it. Continue reading “Three Restaurants in Kemah, TX That Will Surprise You”
City Slicker or Country Bumpkin? The Pros and Cons of Moving to a City or Rural Area
City
There’s a great many reasons why people have been migrating to cities for years. Great aspects of a country can be found in its main cities such as theatres and museums.
Good aspects of moving to a city can include the following:
Convenience
Transport
Depending on location, many places in a city are within walking distance. Further afield however, public transport is how a city runs: Paris has the Metro, London the Tube, Amsterdam, the tram. Venice even has water taxi boats!
Whilst parking can be expensive, it’s an excuse to use bicycles or local transport where most companies offer discounts and season passes. Continue reading “City Slicker or Country Bumpkin? The Pros and Cons of Moving to a City or Rural Area”
Top 10 Adventures For Solo Travelers
Traveling is spiritually rewarding and always educational; however choosing where to travel and what to do is often frustrating and time consuming. When you are a solo traveler, this task may be hard or easier than if you were traveling with others. When traveling with others, there are suggestions and desires that you may or may like. When traveling alone, all decisions are yours to make and this can lead to a relaxing trip. Here is a list of the top ten solo adventures to help you choose the right vacation.
Europe
Regardless of where you have grown up, you may have heard at least some stories about Europe, and true or not, they would have stimulated your imagination. In reality, Europe has an incredible and intricate infrastructure, making travelling across this great continent much easier. Countries, which lie side-by-side, are all highly individual places, with a rich store of history and culture to explore. Europe has so much to offer that this list would not do it justice if it did not cover some of the essentials. Continue reading “Top 10 Adventures For Solo Travelers”
Life Imitates Art in Western Maine
When most of us think of Maine, we picture coastal fishing villages, preppy island resorts, and vintage lighthouses. A tour of Western Maine is a lakeland and forest adventure in a region full of real and imaginary ties to novelist Stephen King. Bridgton, where King raised his children, became the town of “Castle Rock” in his stories. The writer summers on Lake Kezar (Dark Score Lake in the book “Bag of Bones”). Less than an hour from Portland, thousands visit this region to canoe, take in the fall foliage, or ski. One may also track down King’s sources of inspiration.
Stephen King is from Durham, Maine, and is perhaps the state’s best-known native son. Whether a King fan or not, a southwestern tour of the state offers attractions for everyone- skiing at Sugarloaf or Sunday River, great local antiques and craft shops, romantic lakefront bed and breakfasts, and steamboat rides on the Songo River. The other story is told by King in his thrillers, and the locals whose lives surround him. Continue reading “Life Imitates Art in Western Maine”